BTS Participates in Global Stage to Overcome COVID-19, Live Broadcast Across 6 Continents

Group BTS. (Photo by BigHit Music)

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) will take the stage for a global live performance across six continents to overcome COVID-19.

On the 13th (local time), according to American media such as Variety, the New York-based international charity organization Global Citizen announced plans for the 'Global Citizen Live' 2021 event on the same day.

'Global Citizen Live' will be held on September 25 and will be broadcast live for 24 hours, connecting major cities across six continents.

The live stages will be set up in Seoul, South Korea, as well as New York and Los Angeles (LA) in the United States, London in the United Kingdom, Paris in France, Lagos in Nigeria, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and Sydney in Australia.

This performance will be broadcast live worldwide through American ABC and British BBC broadcasts, YouTube and Twitter, streaming platform Hulu, and internet radio station iHeartRadio.

The stage will feature BTS, who have recently maintained the top spot on the Billboard singles chart for seven consecutive weeks, along with a lineup of renowned pop stars. Coldplay, Metallica, Duran Duran, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes, Usher, Ricky Martin, Andrea Bocelli, and Ed Sheeran are scheduled to perform.

Meanwhile, Global Citizen is a large-scale charity music festival held annually since 2012 by the Global Poverty Project, an organization that raises social awareness about poverty, to eradicate global poverty. Recently, it has been conducting charitable activities to help the world's poor who are struggling due to COVID-19.

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